Round 1, Part 3

As we come to a close with Round 1:

17 Andrew Johnson 12 Zachary Taylor (Victor will be assigned the number 16)

Zachary Taylor's status as a war hero could not overshadow the fact that he doesn't really campaign on the issues. Andrew Johnson would (conceivably) win this merely because he'd at least try to campaign.

35 John Kennedy 2 John Adams (Victor will be assigned the number 17)

John Kennedy is charismatic and just seems to secrete likability. John Adams really doesn't have much political campaigning ability to match up with Kennedy, who wins in a landslide.

36 Lyndon Johnson 43 George W. Bush (Victor will be assigned the number 18)

LBJ wins. 'Nuff said.

10 John Tyler 33 Harry Truman (Victor will be assigned the number 19)

Harry Truman is one hell of a campaigner, and he will give that hell to you. Tyler flip-flopped between parties a few times. Truman wins in a landslide.

5 James Monroe 11 James Polk (Victor will be assigned the number 20)

The media would portray Monroe as a man quick to use military force, but unknowledgable on the issues. He was ambassador to France and assured them of American neutrality, but could not explain the Jay Treaty with Britain to them because he didn't have a copy. He also put down Gabriel's Rebellion while Governor of Virginia.

Polk was an active campaigner and not afraid to use governmental power, but didn't really have any major blemishes on his political career. Polk wins in a small landslide.

4 James Madison 6 John Quincy Adams (Victor will be assigned the number 21)

James Madison was a bit of a flip-flopper. Originially he sided with Hamilton, then Jefferson, then as president his views were more Hamiltonian again. He had no notable campaigning.

John Quincy Adams had treaty experience and strongly supported neutrality prior to his being president. In a time where we seem to be in constant war with someone, this man would become more popular.

However there are still some who'd want to go and fight, which James Madison was not afraid to support while in Congress (though Washington prevented such fight). Madison edges this one out due to necessity to finish wars.

24 BYE 39 Jimmy Carter (Victor will be assigned the number 22)

You may question why 24 is a bye. Well, Grover Cleveland wasn't allowed in the tournament twice. He implored me for it to be so, but I said no. I made 24 the bye, rather than 22, because 22 was a smaller number. It was honestly pure coincidence that 24 ended up in the last line. Random sequence generator apparently liked me.

So if you haven't figured it out yet, Carter beats the bye with a small electoral margin.


Round 2 matchups announced tomorrow!